Sentences with phrase «academic text books»

The segment has been virtually non-existent in the country that has so far been familiar with encyclopedia CDs or those that accompanied academic text books.

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This is a remarkably daring text, the sort of book many academics avoid like the plague: a book aimed at a wide reading public, written with the hope that it might actually change the lives of some of its readers.

They might choose regular text books from big educational bookshops if they want to study academics, and follow their children's interests.

They analysed the texts, along with some assessment specific textbooks, to determine what messages the books convey regarding academic integrity and the behaviours associated with misconduct.

See the relevent part of a text such as «An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation, 2nd edition, K.N. Liou, Academic press» or any other text book on the subject.

Story: A young man in 1980s England pursues academic glory only to discover that knowledge can be fickle and life comes full of endless complications that can not be researched in text books.

It is not a text book, academic reader or a book which addresses the ICT skills curriculum.

Resources include: - Creative Writing Package - Essay Writing Resources - Short Story Writing - Everyday Text Types - How to mark and compose speeches - A HUGE range of sample academic report comments (total of 47 classes)- Introduction to Debating - Mark Record Book - Calculates means, weightings, totals, ranks, etc..

The distinction between academic language and academic vocabulary is an important one, because throughout this book we will use samples of text and student work that use academic language but not necessarily academic vocabulary.

Increased exposure to literature that is rich in academic vocabulary, like the book noted above, can support students by providing contextually meaningful repeated exposure to the type of academic language that they will eventually find embedded throughout informational texts.

«We know that the more children read, the more they succeed and time spent with books is especially important during the summer months so students return to school ready to tackle more challenging texts,» said Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer at Scholastic, in a press release.

From classic literature to modern best - sellers to academic texts to the entire Harry Potter series, the Kindle Owners» Lending Library offers a database of 80,000 books to anyone with a Kindle or Amazon Prime membership.

Not a big surprise for everyone I guess... What would be interesting to find in a review comparing the ipad and the kindle DX is how user friendly both devices are when one would like to read academic articles for example or when one wants to annotate a text (annotations are easy write down, easy to retrieve on a computer...) Is it easy to find and retrieve books with ibooks or with the kindle software?

While I will reluctantly read paperback - sized books when there is no alternative, I much prefer the larger text and page size typical of a large hard - cover book or academic textbook.

Early attempts at social reading focused on the sharing of insight and ideas about the text, something that was perfect for the academic market since it allowed students and professors to make comments within a user's book, much like margin notes.

It contains 250 mass market books and an equal number of professional computer and academic texts (mostly PDFs).

Non-trade e-books include electronic versions of children's picture books and academic textbooks, reference materials, and other specialized texts that typically are published by separate imprints from trade books, often are sold through separate channels, and are not reasonably substitutable for trade e-books.

I've listened to some extraordinary cases and have talked with mothers of children who spoke of past lives, and have read fascinating books that ranged from more academic texts like Dr. Stevenson's Reincarnation and Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects and Death and Personal Survival by philosopher Robert Almeder to personal stories like Soul Survivor.

In addition to being the only touchscreen color E Ink eReader in the world, it's preloaded with many academic tools and resources such as talking dictionaries and SAT prep courses; Math, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, and Biology references; graphing, accounting, and scientific calculators; multilingual talking translators; fluent Text To Speech for all books - a useful feature for students with dyslexia - and more.

Alongside being the only touchscreen color E Ink eReader in the world, it's preloaded with many academic tools and resources such as the talking dictionaries and SAT prep courses; Math, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, and Biology references; graphing, accounting, and scientific calculators; multilingual talking translators; fluent Text To Speech for all books - a useful feature for students with dyslexia and more.

To date, the format wars in eBooks have undermined the most important feature of a paper book, the ability to point to a part of the text on a certain page of a specific edition, which is the basis of academic and professional citation, which is the key to dialogue taking place through books.

I've got a few niche customers that look for obscure academic texts like some archaeology books, but mostly self - published authors come in and want to produce a few of their titles.»

While School Yourself does see the place for its texts in the widespread adoption of textbooks in academic environments, currently the most common feedback comes from individual consumers who bought their hands - on books series in order to supplement their own school materials.

Today Kobo has announced that they have purchased Aquafadas to bring kids books, comics, academic texts and magazines into the Kobo ecosystem.

Academic and text books tend to be illegally copied more than fiction due to their high prices and the fact that students often only need them for a term prompting student pirating networks, she added.

However, at the stage of research you have to read background materials to help you understand what is going on in the primary text (that book, story, or other work you are expected to write an academic essay about).

If a book is slated to be discussed in high school or college English courses, or if it's marketed as a book club selection, the author and publisher may elect to include a section at the end of the body text that introduces questions about the story and facilitates an academic discussion of the themes, characters, and deeper meanings.

While there are of course legitimate academic reasons to study the text and regular folks may just be plain curious about the book, reading Mein Kampf isn't exactly the sort of thing people will want to do on the commute to work - which could be exactly why it's proving so popular in ebook format.

However, when it comes to reading best sellers or academic books for school papers, traditional paper text books still rule.

The staff's activities include soliciting book reviews, exhibiting at professional conferences, arranging for print media advertising, mailing promotional literature to the academic and professional community, and mailings with follow - up to secure text adoptions.

This is VERY counter-intuitive to most investors, ESPECIALLY those who got their «knowledge» by reading up standard academic corporate finance text books and not reading Graham or Buffett instead.

A contrast in approaches between academic finance and FF is contained in the introduction to Brealey and Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (McGraw Hill 1991) a leading finance text, where the authors state «there are no ironclad prerequisites for reading this book except Algebra and the English language.

Known for deconstructing institutional and academic books as a gesture of challenging historical and contemporary power structures, Jones unveils new paintings that incorporate found texts on black history, law and higher education.

«Presented thematically, with succinct texts that are both readable and informative, the book meets both academic and general needs, without ever compromising the images in display.»

See the relevent part of a text such as «An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation, 2nd edition, K.N. Liou, Academic press» or any other text book on the subject.

I personally thought that the text books by G. Strang (1995) «Linear Algebra and its Application», Harcourt Brace & Company and D.S. Wilks (1995) «Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences», Academic Press, gave a nice introduction / discussion on the subject of EOF / PCA.

Also, Irwin Law books aren't available on QL to those of us in the academic world (see previous SLAW thread) but if they were, I believe they would be compatible with screen readers as Quicklaw appears to use standard html and search results can be retrieved in Word or plain text formats.

His writing work spans television, theatre, academic, journalism and leading text books, with a Broadcasting career including a six part Channel 4 series «Teens on Trial».

There is also an interesting book that purports to teach higher - level reading skills to law students, and which strikes me as a very useful text: R.A. McKinney Reading Like a Lawyer: Time Saving Strategies for Reading Law Like an Expert, (Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 2005).

In academic contexts, fair use is generally found, provided that you follow certain guidelines: get permission if a product is published, do not publicly perform a work without permission (a license), limit distribution of protected material to enrollees, obtain permission from the Copyright Clearing Center for text material, use sanctioned institutional distribution methods (e.g. closed course reserves, university licenses for articles and parts of books); do not avoid licensing fees (usually a consideration for the institute, not the instructor or student).

Teacher — Duties & Responsibilities Teach college and graduate level mathematics from introductory courses to advanced Ph.D. level courses Design and implement dynamic, engaging materials to challenge and inspire students Implement multiple teaching techniques to reach audiences of varying learning styles and abilities Responsible for one on one instruction and lecture - based learning for classes as large as 50 students Experienced in both youth and adult education instruction techniques Serve as academic and Ph.D. advisor offering personal and professional guidance to students Coordinate student schedules, activities, and departmental course offerings Build and strengthen professional relationships with faculty, staff, and industry leaders Represent the university with poise, integrity, and positivity Author and publish multiple text books and papers in applied mathematics Research finite element analysis in mathematical problems in engineering and applied sciences, actuarial and financial mathematics, computer simulations of engineering problems, and other specialized mathematics Speak at multiple colleges, universities, and industry gatherings (list available upon request) Serve as advisor and editor of papers authored by students and fellow professors Dedicated to the development of students and continued professional growth

Firstly, I'd say that Tom Rath is the one who has really brought friendships into the workplace to our attention in his book «Vital Friends» — it's an easy read, rather than an academic text, and worth getting hold of.